Cabinet ironing board



Feb. 1- -33, 1923.

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A. S. CHILDERS CABINET IRONING BOARD Filed Nov. 10, 1921 2 sheebs-sheet 2 Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

names are ALEXANDER' S. CHILDERS,OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

CABINET IRONING BOAIRD.

App1icationfi1ed November 19, 1921. ;;Serial No. 514,165).

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.Be ltdiIlOWIl that. I. ALEXANDER 8.;Cinnnnns, a citizen ofthe United States, resnihn-g (at Dallas, in thecounty of Dallasand titate of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specifi cation. p v

This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in cabinet ironing boards.

The object of the invention is tofprovide acabinet preferablyarranged.in a recess in awalland comprisingkan ironing board fold able therein. v

Another-object is to provide means for Anotl r object is to rovideacabiuet that is neat in appearance, the facing of which may be made. to conformto the des gn the woodwork or other cab1nets;in the room.

I i g fl llftl'lel object is to provide. such a QfjblllQtWhlChlS simple in constructionand comprises'a minimum number of parts.

A construction designedgto carryout the invention will be hereinafter described together with otherfeatnres of the invention.

' The invention will be more readily under. stoodfroma reading" of the following specification and byfreference to thelaccompanyingdrawings, in which an. exampleot the invention i shown and wherein Fig.1 is a front elevationzofan ironing board cabinet embodying iny invention, Fig.2 is aside elevation of vthe same, Fig.3 is a cross sectional view on the line ,Fig. A is an enlarged vertical sectional. viewshowing the ironingboard extended,

:Fig. 5 is asimilar View showing the ironing board folded with the cabinet,

iFigQG is an. enlargeddetailoi the lower door showing thetongue on one side of the sam Y'.F ig.,7 is a detail of the transverserunner 0n,the. rear end of the ironing board,and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 4c. In the drawingsthe numeral 10 designates the side Walls of a cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention and 11 a pair of corresponding pulleys mounted in recesses 12. The numeral 10 designates the rear wall of the cabinet. A vertical guideway 13 1 extends fromthe forward sideof eachrecess ..to a recesslt in theQbase 15. Other-guide ways 16, extend from the opposite side ofthc recesses 12 to the base. iThe' lower portions of the guideways 16 are widened at 17, thus providing shoulders 17, and are slightly inclined, the purpose for which will be hereinafter explained. 1

18 is an ironing board adaptedto v fold within the cabinet and having 'a transverse runner 191nounted on its lower or rear end.

,The ends ofthe runner project beyond the 3 sides of the ironing board and slidably env gage in the lower portions ofthe; guidcways 16. A lower-door 201s adapted to slide vertically-by means of atOngueQO on each side thereof engaging in the guideways .18. An upper door21 1s; adap'ted to-sl de n ver- I tical grooves; 22in front of the gui'deways13.

Ghai11s23pass over the;;pulleys= 11,,having one end connectedtotheside. of the-lower door atthe top and the othertotheend of the ;runner 19. Staples Or eyes 24:;maybe provided -,in the guideways 1 13 andil6 as guides for the chains.

.;The cabinet comprises a suitablefi'ame 25, having an opening 26 which isjolosedwby the slidable doorsi 20 and-;21. 11 116 base of the opening is ,lormejd by atransverse sill .27 mounted on-jan apron28 which is supported by a panel 29. The sill may be bracedby brackets 30 or other like supports. ,When

, the doors are closed: the; upper door is held in place .by {frictional engagement with springs 31 in: the top. of the grooves 22 while the weight ofthe ironingboard holds the lower door in position,',.thelatter havinga lip.=32'which extends across the space from the} door to theedge of the sill 27.

As is shown in Fig. 5, when the'ironing board isfoldedwithin the cabinet, the upper or forward end ofthe former rests. against the lower door 20. To extend thezironing boardior use the upper door is rlowereid and engages the lip .32. of, the door 20. By pushing. the lower door. downwardly, it will be readily seen; thatthe,rear or.lowerend of the ironing board is raised, thus extending the -;1 1ppe r. or; forward end .thru the opening 26- :The 1 runn 11% i oun l d f rides vertically in the lower portions of the guideways 16. When theslidable doors are entirely lowered the end of the door 20 and the lip 32 are received by the recess 14, in the base, while the runner 19 engages the shoulders 17- .in the guideways and the ironing [without departing from board rests on the sill 27, as is shown in Fig. 4. It will be readily seen that the board is thereby supported in a convenient position for ironing.

By raising the forward end of the iron ing board and pushing it downwardly into the cabinet the runner will follow the guideways 16 while the doors will slide upwardly. When the lower or rear end of the board has reached the bottom of the cabinet, the lip of the door 20 will be flush with the top of the sill :27, as is shown in Fig. 5. By sliding the door 21 upwardly into engagement with the springs 31, the cabinet is closed and the ironing board is retained therein.

It is pointed out that the lower door 20 is preferablymade of one piece of material and considerably thicker than the upper door 21. This obviates the necessity of providing additional weight to raise and extend the ironing board, the weight of the door being sufficient to accomplishthis purpose.

A shelf 33 may be provided in the top of the cabinet on which an iron or the like may be placed.

It will be readily seen that a cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention encloses an ironing board that may be extended for use automatically by the operation of the doors. The doors may easily be lowered by the use of the fingers. The frame of the cabinet may be made to conform to the design of the woodwork or other cabinets .in the room, whereby a neat and'attractive appearance is had.

Various changes in the size and dimensions, as well as modifications may be made the spirit of the invention.

What I claim, is:

1. In a device of the character described, an enclosure, vertically sliding upper and lower doors in the enclosure, an ironing board foldable into the enclosure and having one end pivoted therein and adapted to slide vertically, means connected to the pivoted end of the board and to the lower door for raising and extending the board by the operation of said lower door, and means for supporting the board in a horizontal position. v

2. In a device of the character described, an enclosure, vertically sliding upper and lower doors in the enclosure, pulleys mounted on opposite walls of the enclosure, an ironing board foldable into the enclosure and having one end pivotedtherein and adapted to slide vertically, flexible connections passing over the pulleys and attached to the lower door and to the pivoted end of the ironing board, and means for supporting the ironing board in. a horizontal position when extended. I

In a device of the character described, an enclosure, vertically sliding upper and lower doors in the enclosure, pulleys mounted in recesses in opposite walls of t e enclosure, an ironing board foldable into the enclosure, a transverse runner mounted slidablr vertically in the enclosure, an ironing board :foldable into the enclosure, a transverse runner mounted on one end of the ironing board and adapted to slide vertically in said guideways, pulleys mounted in recesses above the guideways, flexible connections passing over the pulleys and each having one end attached to said runner and the other to the lower door," a transverse sill mounted on the front of the enclosure and adapted to supportthe ironing board in a horizontal position when extended, the rear end being supported from upward displacement by the engagement of the said runner with said shoulders.

In a device of the character described, an enclosure, pulleys mounted on opposite walls of said enclosure, an ironing board -i oldable into said enclosure, the inner end oi said board"being pivoted and adapted to slide in vertical guideways in said. enclosure, upper and lower sliding doors,.flexible connections engaging over saidv pulleys and each having one end secured to the pivoted end of said. board, the other end being fastened. to the lower door, the last named door having a forwardly directed lip disposed in the path of the upper door. and adaptedto be engaged thereby to force the lower door downwardly, whereby the ironing board is extended, and means for supporting said board in a horizontal position.

in testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

ALEXANDER S. CHILDERS. 

